News Articles of Interest:
The following news articles contain information pertinent to the dairy industry. If you find articles that should be listed here, please email the article and/or link to info@nysdfi.org
July 7, NY State Ag. Commissioner Appoints Dairy Advisory Council
July 4, Milk Prices 101, Why Does Milk Cost $4 a Gallon? CBS News
July 3, Move away from rBST adds Pressures on Farms
July 3, Dairy Farmers of America Record 11.1 Billion in Revenue
July 1, Threshold Price Goes Up, More than a Gallon of Gas! Watch the Story
June 30,Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth
June 26, RoboBank Dairy Industry Beverage Trend Podcast
June 25, Consumers Want to Know if Milk is rBST Free
June 25, Dairy Farmers Please Guilty in Ram Milk Case
June 24, NYS Ag. Commissioner Hooker Announces New Milk Marketing Advisory Committee
June 11, NY AG Commissioner To Hold Public Dairy Forum in Syracuse June 23rd.
June 10-Milk Production is UP, Prices are Up, Whats Wrong?
USDA Milk Production Costs for NY State
June 5, NY City Council Milk Price Report/Slams Retailers
May 28, Food Inflation Hits Everyone, Worst in 17 Years
New Member Service, Eastern Medical Support, 5% Discount for All Testing Services
May 22, DFA Denies Allegations
June 1, 2008 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, Prices Increases
May 22, 2008 - Farm Bill Passes/Veto Proof
May 1, 2008 - Raw Milk Sales in NY City, PA Amish Farmer Arrested for Sale
April 25, Flavored Milk Just as Good for Kids
May 1, 2008 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, Prices Decrease
April 24, Milk Production Continues to Grow, Class Prices Stronger
Aug. 17, NYS Dept. Of Ag. and Markets Releases Hauling Cost Study
April 16, NJ Ag. Dept. Decision to Keep Fuel Adjuster Premium
April 14, Raw Milk Hauling Study Released
Gov. Patterson Creates Statewide Economic Development Fund
March 24, Ohio Milk Labeling Proceeds to Legislature
April 1, 2008 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, Prices Increase $.33/Gallon
March 21, Cooperatives Push to Expand Over-Order Premiums to Other States
March 21, Walmart goes rBST Free
March 21, Inflation Hits Poor, Soy Milk Price Up
FOOD FRIGHT! Fuel and Grain Costs Increase Inflation
March 20, Still no Agreement on Farm Bill
March 12, Labeling of rBST Free MilkStill In the News
March 9, Spoof it: USDA to Take Over DEA
FDA Reports Drug Residue in Milk Decreases for 2007
New York State Dairy Pricess Crowned
March 9, Watertown, NY Times - Dairy Farmers Request Equity - Seeking Cost of Production in Farm Bill
March 9, NY Times - Fighting on the Battlefield the Size of A Milk Label
March1, 2008 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, Price Drop $.51/Gallon
Vermont Dairy Commission Report
Feb. 1, 2008 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
Jan. 24, 2008: Indiana Legislators Consider rBST Labeling Issue Not Over, Will Legislate to Remove Farmer Affidavits
Jan. 22, 2008: McCain & Giuliani Tied in Republian NY Primary Vote
January 18, PA Rescinds rBST Labeling Mandate, Finds Compromises
Jan. 18,- NY/PA/VT Agree to Continue Working Together for Dairy Industry
Jan. 15, 2008 FDA Approves Cloning for Food Consumption
Jan. 14, 2008: Dairy Farmers Fight for Milk Hormone
Jan. 12, 2008: Listeria Outbreak in MA, Causes Death, Closes Dairy
Jan. 10, 2008: Illegal Raw Milk Sales in NY City
Jan. 10, 2008: Workers' Comp Rates Lower in NY, but Still poor Compared to PA and CA
December 28, 2007 - PA rBST Free Labeling Debate Continues
Jan.1, 2008 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
December 12, 2007 Iowa Senator Harkin Intros Junk Food Ban In Farm Bill, Hurts Milk Sales!
December 1, 2007 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, Prices down slightly
November - Commissioner Hooker Asks for Enforcement of Fair Trade Agreement, Milk from Canada
November 30 - Commissioner Appoints New Pride of New York Advisory Committee
November 1, 2007 - NYS Consumer Protection Board Launches Safe Toys in NY Program
November 8 Thruway Authority Pushes to Increase Tolls Again!-
November 1, 2007 - Pres. Bush Nominates Ed Schafer Agriculture Secretary, Replaces Johanns
October 31 - Dairy Farmer Trys to Sell Un-Pasteurized Yogurt, is Contested by Agriculture Department
October 31, Albany Dairy Farmer Decides to Eliminate the "middleman", Opens Plant
October 26 - Should we Sell Raw Milk? Why Pasteurize? Cornell Paper for Consumers
October 26 - Farm Bill Provisions Starting to Shape
November 1, 2008 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
October - Report Study says Cancer Spread Reduced by Milk Consumption
Oct. 21, HP Hood, to Moderize Crystal Cream Co. in California
October 17, 2007 - USDA Chief Economist Keith Collins Report to Congress
Oct. 11, Organic Dairy Products Close Price Gaps
Oct. 9 State to Spend More Than Revenue in Next 4 Years
Oct. 2 Expansion of Drug Stores in NY State
October 1, 2007 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, No Change for Third Consecutive Month
October - Food Institute Report:Food Inflation for 2008
Oct. 2 Dean Foods Gets Squeezed by Dairy Prices
September 4, Health Focus Drives Whey and Lactose Demand
September 4, Global Production Grows, Prices Hold
September 3, Dean Pres. Alan Bernon to Step Down
Aug. 28, FTC Says Organic BST Milk Ad are OK
September 1, 2007 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
Farm Bill Changes Proposed
July 25 - Diet Soda Linked to Heart Disease
Starbucks To Raise Prices July 31
Workers' Comp Rates to Drop 20%
NY's Top Senate Democrat Malcom A. Smith Seeks Takeover of Senate Seats in 08
July 1, 2007 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
Raw Milk Price Continues To Increase, Boston Globe Reports
April 12, New York Dairy Farmers to Get $30 Million from State Budget
April 1, 2007 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
March 1, 2007 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
February 24, 2007 - Penn State Prof. Ken Baily Jan. Milk Production/Price Forcast
Feb. 14, 2007 - Coops Testify Profits in Vermont
Feb. 14, 2007 - Are You Mislabeling rBST Free Claims?
Feb. 14, 2007 - NYS Farm Milk Pricing Hearings Conclude
Feb. 13, 2007 - Dietary Calcium, As Important as Ever
January 24, 2007 - Penn State Prof. Ken Baily Jan. Milk Production/Price Forcast
January 24, 2007 - Need Help in Finding a Mate? Milk Containers can Help!
January 11, 2007 - Gov. Spitzer Announces Patrick Hooker as New Ag. Commissioner
January 3, 2007 - NY Governor Eliot Spitzer's First State of the State Speach!
January 2, 2007 - Burger King King to don a Milk Mustache!
January 1, 2007 NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
December 29, 2006 - NY Daily News Reports Farm Milk Prices Increasing
December 2006 - NYS Retail Milk Price Survey
December 29, 2006 - FDA Releases Risk Assessment on Cloning Animals for Food Production
December 13, 2006 - Milk Coalition Calls for Reinstatement of Chocolate Milk In NY City Schools
December 11, 2006 - Study: Drink Prefrences Vary By Race
December 11, 2006 - Massachusett's Milk Coupon Law Not Repealed
November 20, 2006 - NYS & National Oct. Milk Production Report
November 20, 2006 - Super Foods, Anit-Aging Products Hot for 07
December 1, 2006 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
November 17, 2006 - Chocolate Milk as Good as Sports Drinks for Replentishment!
November 14, 2006 - Perry's Ice Cream Co. Introduces Buffalo Sabres Ice Cream
October 19, 2006 - FDA Set to Approved Cloned Milk for Sale
October 19, 2006 - No Evidence Soy Formula is Better than Cow's Milk
October 14, 2006 - New Mexico Cheese Plant will Stimulate 1.2 Billion to Local Economy!
October 7, 2006 - Vermont Ag. Commisioner Calls for end of use of rBST on Dairy Farms
October 12, 2006 - Retail Sales of rBST Free Milk On Shelves, Costs More
October 10, 2006 - Milk Prices Increase
September 27, 2006 - CWT Program Returns $2 Billion to Dairy Farmers
October 1, 2006 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
September 26, 2006 - Dean and Hood to Stop Use of rBST in Milk Supply in New England Area
September 26, New England Dairy Farmers to Peddle Milk for Retail Premium, Hope for Return
September 26, 2006 - Dr. Robert Yonkers, Chief Economist for IDFA, Dairy Market Update
September 12, 2006 - PA Milk Pricing Systems Survives Legal Challenge, Although Questions Remain
September 12, 2006 - Milk Companies Moving Away from rBST Farm Milk
September 12, 2006 - Mountainside Farms, Roxbury NY Producing Milk With Longer Shelf Life
September 1, 2006 - New York State Fair Dairy Product Competition Winners List
September 7, 2006 - Kraft Plant in Lowville NY Gets State Aid for Investment, Insures 300 Jobs
September 6, 2006 Is $2 enough for kids to eat Lunch?
September 3, 2006 Is Organic Milk Worth the Price for Consumers, MSNBC
Sept. 2, 2006 - Rochester, NY Based Wegman's Voted Best Retailer
Sept. 2, 2006 - Old Chatham's (Sheep's ) Yogurt Really Creamy
September 1, 2006 - USDA Announces Continuation of Make Allowance Hearing to Collect Plant Data
August 31, 2006 - NY Business Council Releases NY "Just the Facts" about NY's Economy
August 17, 2006 - Boice Brothers Dairy, Kingston NY Merge With NJ Producer, Will Form Cooperative
August 17, 2006 - Wegman's Bottled Water Recalled
August 16, 2006 - Milk is No Longer King of Dairy, Cheese is!
August 16, 2006 - The Obesity Blame Game, Stop Blaming Manufacturers! DairyReporter.com Article
August 11, 2006 - Soft Drinks Stir Obesity Debate/USA Today Article
August 6, USDA Dairy Product Consumption and Usage Report
August 1, 2006 NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice
August 1, 2006 - USDA Reports Dramatic Changes in Dairy Industry
June 19, 2006 - Bob Cropp's Dairy/Milk Production Review
June 16, 2006 - Penn State Prof. Ken Bailey Weekly Dairy Market Outlook, Production is Mixed
June 14, 2006 - NY States Signs Memorandum of Understanding/Working Relationship with PA and VT Dairy Industries
June 9, 2006 - Cold Stone Sells Sizzle, Not Just Ice Cream
June 1, 2006 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, No Change From May
June 2, 2006 - Tesco will Track Dairy with RFID Cards
May 26, 2006 - Well Intentioned Food Police May Create Havoc With Children's Diets, NY Times Article
May 26, 2006 - Penn State Prof. Ken Bailey Weekly Dairy Market Outlook, Productions Up
May 24, 2006 - NY Business Council: Walmart Bills Not Way to Fix Health Care System
May 15, 2006 - Major Trends Identified for Food Products in the Future
May 15, 2006 - Penn State Prof. Ken Bailey Weekly Dairy Market Outlook, Productions Up
May 15, 2006 - Farm Bureau Reports Lower Food Bills
April 28, 2006 - Connecticut Bans Soda Sales In Schools, Victory for Future Milk Sales
April 27, 2006 - Does Dairy Consumption Really Help With Weight Loss?
April 26, 2006 - Study Encourages More Milk for Pregnant Women
April 26, 2006 - NY City Council Member Calls for Investigation into School Milk Restrictions
May 1, 2006 NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, Drops again, Same Gal. Price as Aug. 1991!
April 17, 2006 - Groups Create Animal Welfare Policies For Consumers
April 17, 2006 - President Bush Signs Milk Regulatory Act
April 7, 2006 - Penn State Prof. Ken Bailey Weekly Dairy Market Outlook, Productions Up
April 7, 2006 - Families Sitting Down to Dinner Again, Where's the Milk?
April 4, 2006 - Bad News For Milk, Soy "Milk" Accepted in Schools
March 17, 2006 - February Milk Production Up 5.9%, "Out of Control" Prof. Ken Bailey, Penn State
March 22, 2006 - Number of Traditional Supermarkets Decline in Manhattan
March 22, 2006 - Organic Milk Shortages On Shelves
March 22, 2006 - Organic Companies Ranked
March 22, 2006 - Miami School District Looks to Cut Foods Made with Corn Sweetners
April 2006 - NYS Retail Milk Price Threshold Notice, Drops $.22 Cents/Gallon!
March 19, 2006 - NYC School Snapple Deal Falls Short
March 8, 2006 - NY Times Reports Snapple/School Deal a Failure
March 7, 2006 - FDA Provides Whole Grain Guidelines for Food/Yogurt Manufacturers
Feb. 20, 2006 - Low-fat Diets Aren't Working/MSNBC!
Feb. 8, 2006 - Ag. Dept. to Host Ag. Economic Workshops, Show Opportunities Available March 14-29
Feb. 3, 2006 - Pataki Raises Funds for 2008
Feb. 3, 2006 - Sen. Schumer Takes Credit for Saving Dairy Farms
Feb. 2, 2006 - Vitamin D Shortage, How to Get the Dose You Need!
February 2, 2006 - NY City Schools Cast out Whole Milk, Flavored Milks
Jan. 25, 2006 - Lawsuit to Remove Soda From Schools Ready
January 2006 - NYS Retail Milk Price Survey
Jan. 23, 2006 - Spitzer Names Running Mate, Patterson from Harlem
Jan. 22, 2006 - USA Today Reports Yogurt is More Popular!
Jan. 20, 2006 - NY Health Dept. Pushing Better Diets, Low-Fat Milk in NY City Neighborhoods
Jan. 17, 2006 - Kosher Foods Growing More Popular with Non-Jewish Shoppers!
